Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research
and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive …

The completely revised and updated edition of this methodological classic continues to
provide practical, comprehensive and strategic guidance on qualitative design, purposeful …

Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research
and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive …

… book presents Michael Quinn Patton′ s distinctive opinions based on more than forty years
of experience, and also the expertise of new co-author Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton. The …

… In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations
within a DE framework. Patton draws on insights about complex dynamic systems, uncertainty, …

Varying philosophical and theoretical orientations to qualitative inquiry remind us that issues
of quality and credibility intersect with audience and intended research purposes. This …

The" CSE Program Evaluation Kit" is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting
program evaluations. This volume, the fourth in the kit, explains the basic assumptions …

… Patton, 1997) indicate that intended users are more likely to use evaluations if they
understand and feel ownership of the evaluation process and findings; they are more likely to …

THIS UTILIZATION-FOCUSED MODEL IS DERIVED FROM MANY SOURCES, INCLUDING
THE STUDY OF THE UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL EVALUATION RESEARCH CONDUCTED …

When one examines and judges accomplishments and effectiveness, one is engaged in
evaluation. When this examination of effectiveness is conducted systematically and empirically …